An that explains the interest in Rip Hamilton. U kno..as valuable as JR has been an as much as I believe in second chances, if there was a way to lose the contract I’d rather have Rip..even at 35. Consummate professional. And while he doesn’t have the range JR has, he’s not gonna take as many bad shots. And I’m sorry I only half consider JR a 3 point threat, it’s really his range that scares defenses not his accuracy. But..it’s only 5 games. I’d be very surprised if the team doesn’t address this swiftly and sternly. As big of a piece as he is to the teams puzzle, u can’t coddle this kid at this point. Good kid by all accounts, but his..eccentricity lands him in hot water way too often to make him reliable. I’m interested to see how it gets handled

johnno:
Could there possibly be a more toothless drug policy than the NBA’s?The way I understand it, you get a five game suspension only after you fail your third (!) drug test.So, JR had already failed two tests, and the threat of a five game suspension (and the loss of about $300,000 in salary) didn’t deter him at all?Wow.Party on JR!

come on. You know that doesnt deter a drug user/ drunk driver etc…..

]]>By: johnnohttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-friday-sep-06-2013/#comment-445937
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:53:16 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=12051#comment-445937Could there possibly be a more toothless drug policy than the NBA’s? The way I understand it, you get a five game suspension only after you fail your third (!) drug test. So, JR had already failed two tests, and the threat of a five game suspension (and the loss of about $300,000 in salary) didn’t deter him at all? Wow. Party on JR!
]]>By: thenamestsamhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-friday-sep-06-2013/#comment-445936
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:21:03 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=12051#comment-445936Also how does suspending an injured player work? Can’t the Knicks just say he’s ready to play based on the knee 5 games earlier than he really is and have him miss 0 games?
]]>By: thenamestsamhttp://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-friday-sep-06-2013/#comment-445933
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:16:13 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=12051#comment-4459335 games obviously isn’t a huge deal and I’m not the type to get on my high (feel like there’s a joke here somewhere) horse about whether or not JR should use drugs during his offseason. But he does need to be smart now. The rumors during the playoffs and now this following so close on its heels is not good for anybody. Unfortunately asking JR to be smart doesn’t seem to get results very often.
]]>By: Frank O.http://KnickerBlogger.Net/knicks-morning-news-friday-sep-06-2013/#comment-445931
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:10:10 +0000http://KnickerBlogger.Net/?p=12051#comment-445931JR never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity
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